state budget

Yesterday I posted a short article detailing the employment trends in NC state government versus the state's private sector since 2001. As most of you likely suspect, the trends ... Keep Reading

The N.C. House is hosting a public forum this evening to solicit feedback regarding their budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins July1. The N&O has the ... Keep Reading

The NC State Senate is slated today for a final vote on its 2010-11 budget proposal. The N&O reported on some of the details in this article. A few observations about the ... Keep Reading

Each budget year in North Carolina as the fiscal year enters its last couple of months, budget writers anticipate an "April surprise." This surprise depends on tax collections for ... Keep Reading

The North Carolina state Senate this morning released its recommended budget changes for 2010-11. You can view the legislation here, or view the money report here. One issue of ... Keep Reading

As North Carolina's General Assembly sets to return to Raleigh tomorrow, crafting the state budget will be the primary task lawmakers will face. With that in mind, check out my ... Keep Reading

Governor Perdue's Budget Reform & Accountability Commission  (BRAC) met this afternoon to approve recommendations allegedly created to "improve government performance and ... Keep Reading

The Raleigh News & Observer's Under the Dome blog notes that Gov. Perdue's 2010-11 budget recommendations unveiled this week received some negative reviews from some key state ... Keep Reading

The news media throughout the state is virtually unanimous in reporting Gov. Perdue's 2010-11 recommended state spending plan as a "$19 billion budget." For example, see here, ... Keep Reading

At a press conference this morning, Gov. Perdue unveiled her budget plan for the coming FY 2010-11 fiscal year, which begins on July 1. The budget plan is actually a listing of ... Keep Reading